About Vallur Thermal Power Project:
- It is a coal-fired power project located in the Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu.
- It has a capacity of 1500 MW (3 units of 500 MW).
- The project was developed by NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (NTECL).
- NTECL is a 50:50 joint venture company formed between NTPC and Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (TNPGCL).
- It was commissioned to its full capacity and has been operating since
- Around 70 percent of the power from this station is supplied to Tamil Nadu, and the rest to neighboring states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Pondicherry.
- The coal is brought from the Mahanadi Coal Fields, Central Coal Fields, Eastern Coal Fields, etc through rail cum sea to Ennore Port.
- The unique feature of this plant is that the total plant water requirement is met from sea water.
- Being close to the sea, this plant has a seawater desalination unit of 20 MLD capacity. This takes care of the entire water requirement.
